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SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

220220810012 · 03/14/2022 · Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Gordonsville, LLC

Details

Degree of injury
NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT
Classification
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Accident type
Struck by flying object
Occupation
Driller operator
Activity
Hand tools (powered)
Injury source
WATER
Nature of injury
CUT,LACER,PUNCT-OPN WOUND
Body part
HEAD,NEC
Days lost
0
Mine experience
5 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Nyrstar NV
Operator
Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Gordonsville, LLC
Mine
4000864

Narrative

Miner was walking around cleaning the drill with a pressure sprayer wand, when miner fell, in doing so it caused the wand to rotate back to miner's face. The water stream cut a small laceration above miner's eye that required two stitches to close.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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